A PLAN to promote Gaelic Language within Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park is moving forward with public consultation.

Views are being sought on the plan to set out how the Gaelic Language will be promoted and developed over the next five years.

This will be the National Park’s second five-year Gaelic Language Plan and it outlines how the National Park Authority will use Gaelic in its operations and promote the use of Gaelic to visitors and education groups.

The National Park's website reads: "We are proud to present this Gaelic Language Plan as confirmation of our organisation’s commitment to the language and welcome feedback on the consultation draft available on this page and in libraries."

The aim of the plan is to bring the Gaelic history and culture of the Park alive through in-person engagement and educational opportunities.

The second plan will also continue the work of the first plan growing the range of physical and digital resources that are vital tools for educational work.

Gordon Watson, chief executive of Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park, said: “For hundreds of years, up until the 19th Century, Gaelic was the dominant language within the National Park area. Most place names in the park are in Gaelic, making the language integral to understanding and interpreting our unique landscape.

“The plan aims to keep that important Gaelic history and culture alive through developing engagement and educational opportunities as well as continuing to grow the range of Gaelic resources we have.”

Copies of the plan were made available on the National Park's website yesterday and are also available at various locations including the National Park's HQ.

People or organisations with an interest are invited to give their feedback on the draft plan during the 12-week consultation which runs until April 5 2017.

You can read and give feedback on the draft plan online through the National Park’s website: www.lochlomond-trossachs.org/GaelicConsultation or by writing to the Gaelic Language Plan Communications Team.